Profile: Winter bakers' best buddy is coriander powder. Ground coriander has a pleasant flavor that should be added to all sweets and beverages. De...

Profile: As long as you don't mess with silverback gorillas, you'll be fine. This is the best cinnamon for any recipe where cinnamon is the star. I...

Profile: Smoked Paprika is prepared by smoking and drying peppers over oak fires. The smoking procedure gives the paprika a smokey, earthy flavor. ...

Profile: A cosmopolitan chef who enjoys Tunisian goat stew with homemade Italian limoncello. Details: This may be one of our favorite blends. It te...

Profile: A ninety-year-old dance teacher, her skin scented like leather from years of sun and movement practice. Details: Berbere spice, also known...

Profile: Chicken, vegetable, and bean dishes benefit from whole sesame seeds. Sesame goes well with strong flavors like ginger and garlic.Details: ...

Profile: Black pepper is one of the most traded spices in history. Peppercorns were often used as a substitute for coins. They were so valuable tha...

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Profile: Long, green, and slim. Fennel seed have a loud pop and an endless list of culinary and medicinal purposes. Nobody's kitchen is complete wi...

Profile: Please raise the genuine cinnamon. Pure Ceylon cinnamon is the only authentic cinnamon according to history and science. Details: Scientif...

Profile: A sweet-and-mild pepper in red pumps who doesn't want your sass. Details: This particular cultivar was developed in New Mexico before movi...

Profile: According to an American folklore, sham spice merchants used to sell false nutmeg seeds carved from wood to unsuspecting cooks. This spawn...

Profile: Savory kobe beef, gin and tonic, potatoes dauphinoise, and artisan sauerkraut. Details:  An evergreen plant that grows in Northern, frigid...

Black Seed / Kalonji / Black Caraway / Fennel flower / Nigella sativa Profile: Not to be confused with TV chefs. This essential Indian spice pairs ...

Profile: The naughty step-sister of black White pepper constantly teases black pepper. Details: White and black pepper come from the same blooming ...

Profile: The spice your favorite food blogger hasn't tried. You, too, probably have no idea what amchur powder is. What does this sour superstar ha...

Profile: Most Chinese five spice powders are monotonous. They promise a balance of salty, sweet, and bitter, but generally deliver only star anise....

Profile: Most people think of smoke coming out of their ears when they hear the word "curry." Curries, like any other hot spice, are usually about ...

Profile: Milder smoke with pecan and dry wood notes. For some, hickory is the essence of great barbeque and grilling. Details: The essence of hicko...

Profile & Details: A unique combination of herbs and spices that creates the ultimate chicken balance! But don't be hesitant to put it on pig, ...

Profile: This spice isn't well-known, but it's delicious in a variety of recipes and adds a lovely unusual flavor. Details: Bahārāt. Bahrt is an Ar...

Profile: Rinse with warm water first. 10 minutes in hot water to rehydrate. Add to any recipe that calls for cooking for at least 10 minutes. You c...

Profile: Carmen Miranda's chile pepper rendition is fruity and vibrant. Details: Many home cooks ground aji amarillo peppers into a paste and offer...

Profile: Poppy seeds come from the opium poppy, the blooming plant that put Dorothy and her friends to sleep in The Wizard of Oz.Since the Bronze A...